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Why Songs are Hanging Around Forever, in Six Graphs
The typical song now spends over twice as long among Spotify's biggest hits than it did just a few years ago. Why are more people playing the same old…
Aug 13
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Matt Bailey
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The Curse of the Aging Millennial
Throughout the 20s, the average age of pop hitmakers keeps aging. Why are older artists dominating the top of the chart?
Jul 30
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Matt Bailey
What Year Do We (Musically) Want to Live in?
Nostalgia is seemingly at an all-time high. But when, exactly, is that time we're revisiting most?
Jul 16
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Matt Bailey
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The Michael Effect
How a wildly popular biopic made Michael Jackson as big as today's top superstars
Jul 2
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Matt Bailey
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How Drake Personally Ruined the Billboard Hot 100
The Hot 100 chart is more accurate than ever before. It's also less useful than ever before.
Jun 18
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Matt Bailey
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2026: The Worst Year for Hits this Decade?
If the first four months of this year are predictive, 2026 will see fewer Top 10 hits than any year in Hot 100 History. Will new releases in May fix it?
Jun 4
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Matt Bailey
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WKRP in Cincinnati: A Music Analysis
The music on America's favorite fake radio station was very much real. How realistic was WKRP's music format?
May 21
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Matt Bailey
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The Crest and Crash of New Wave
Why did the genre that defines Eighties music seemingly appear out of nowhere? And when will the next new wave arrive?
May 7
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Matt Bailey
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